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Promo images are the photographs you send to promoters and clients along with your CV to entice them to book you. Promoters tend to use them on the show posters, so you need to be aware of what rights you have on the images. Generally speaking you will have promotional rights only: the images canread more

I have been in this burlesque world for many a year now. Not wishing to date myself I will say I am sure I will be eligible for some sort of pensioner card at some point. HA! In my years performing I often find a fledgling performer (I hate the term ‘newbie’) coming for advice.read more

This week I did something I guess you could call somewhat naughty. It was not intended to be underhanded but I can see how it can be viewed as such. A wonderful friend of mine came to me to ask if I would go to a dance class near her home. Without too much investigationread more

The backbone to any routine be that burlesque or not, isn’t actually sequins or costuming. It is your back bone. Well more specifically the movements you make with that skeleton of yours. The wrong step, a missed moment or a limp leg can sometimes stick out more than a Hannibal Lector in a vegan caferead more

The world is nuts for social media. Even this site is optimized for social media. The buttons at the end of the article is for you to share on your own social profiles as you see fit. Why are they there? because not only do I want my hard work shared but also social mediaread more

How many of us book those last minute gigs and the idea of sending a contract before hand just seems too much hassle? Or how many of us actually chase for the signed copy (that can be electronically signed too)? Or how many of us actually use them? A contract is an agreement between yourselfread more

I manage on the social media forums one group that is for PAID Burlesque Jobs. The key is PAID. Yet time and time again my cursor has to hit the ‘delete’ button next to posts who dont realise/care/give a f about the rules of posting on this group. Ultimately PAID. Seems so strange that unpaidread more

So often people seem taken aback as to how much I manage to fit into my days. To be honest I dont even tell you the most of it. The key I found to self employment is to diversify yourself and your time. Not only do you remain motivated, you also keep yourself open toread more

Tonight I stood on a stage and heard my name bellowed out from the dark. The audience already on their feet and clapping. Tonight I cried on stage. It may have only been a private gig, a small gig but I never felt more alone and more surrounded at the same time. I dont wantread more

I decided to make a costume. I made one. In 5 hours. I used only what I found in the house already. Enjoy this video if nothing else for my idiot voice and crap jokes. To be honest this is a video to dispel the ideas that you need to splurge lots of money toread more